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Quick Facts About Cable TV in Massachusetts

• There are over 2 million cable subscribers in Massachusetts
• 11 cable companies are licensed to operate in the Commonwealth
• 308 of the Commonwealth's 351 cities and towns are wired for cable
Communities that have Granted a License to More than One Cable Operator
Communities Without Cable
Communities That Are Deemed by the FCC to Have Effective Competition
Communities That Are Not Rate Regulated

The Cable Division regulates rates only in those communities that have requested rate regulation. While Massachusetts law and regulation provide that the Cable Division may regulate rates for a municipality "upon its own motion," the Cable Division's longstanding practice is to exercise its authority upon a municipality's request to do so. As of September 2003, 20 municipalities had not requested rate regulation.
Cable Subscriber Counts in Massachusetts

2000 - 2012
Massachusetts Cable Operators Ranked by Market Share

1999 - 2005
Massachusetts Subscribers by Community

Historical: 1978, 1984-2005
Systems Lists